In year one, Texas Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury made a statement on the recruiting trail with his energy and enthusiasm.

Although he didn’t land many of the state’s premier prospects, recruits gave Kingsbury and his staff extremely positive reviews because they could relate to their youthfulness. So it was only a matter of time before the Red Raiders reeled in a big fish.

On Friday night, they did just that as four-star Stephenville quarterback Jarrett Stidham gave his verbal pledge just days after making an unofficial visit. Stidham is the No. 1 ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation.

“I had visited Tech and Lubbock before, but this visit was different,” Stidham told Rivals.com on Thursday. “I got to spend a lot of one on one time with the coaches, the entire staff was there and I mean everyone.”

“I watched game film of the Holiday Bowl with Coach Kingsbury and Coach (Eric) Morris. They went over some of the plays calls, the various formations, and some of the reads. I would say watching film with coach Kingsbury and getting to interact with him in the film room was one of my favorite parts of the visit.”

Stidham chose Texas Tech over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and others. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder passed for 2,687 yards and 30 touchdowns and also added 975 yards and 16 scores on the ground.

With only one scholarship quarter back on the roster — Davis Webb — Stidham will have an opportunity to make an immediate impact in Lubbock. He plans to graduate in December and enroll next spring.

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